Andrea Fulerton Gold Nail Studs

 A little while back I posted a rather gushing review about the fabulous Nails Inc Leather effect polish, and since it’s still on my list of favourites I decided to try and find a new way of wearing it. It was then, perfectly timed to indulge my whim, that I came across these rather cool studs.

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 They are from Andrea Fulerton’s nail range, one that I’ve used lots of times before, so I was fully ready for them to be awesome. The contents consist of a little tub of 50 gold studs and an applicator.

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Despite the applicator being rather adorable looking, I really didn’t have much luck with it. It’s got a flat rubber end and is supposed to pick up the studs individually, but I found they kept falling off. I eventually licked the end of the applicator, which gave me more success in picking them up, but I still found the applicator a little too tricky to be precise with. In the end I abandoned this and used my fingertip, which worked perfectly. I spread the studs out on a table top, gold side up, and as soon as I had applied the second coat of polish, whilst it was still soaking wet, I tapped three studs into place.

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I was soooo pleased with the result. They stuck fast as soon as I placed them on the wet varnish and (with my fingertip) were very easy to place. They look so cute, great with the leather, and gave me exactly the look I was hoping for- another funky, rock chick way to use the leather polish! I was a little worried that a lack of topcoat would stop them from being stuck fast, since you can’t use a topcoat without losing the leather finish, but that wasn’t the case- they lasted as long as the polish did. The only mild complaint is that the gold finish did start to wear off (as you can see on the stud nearest the tip of my nail on my index finger), but the studs stayed in place so it really wasn’t too noticeable.

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Yet again, another massive win from Andrea Fulterton. It was such a great success that it’s inspired me to go and find some more embellishments to jazz up my leather nail polish, or just any polish in general- all suggestions welcome!

Jelly Belly Lipbalm Gift Set- Bubblegum, Blueberry and Very Cherry

God I love Jelly Bellys. I just so do. When I was a kid I relished trips to Hamley’s in order to pick up a stash of Juicy Pear, and now as an adult the novelty hasn’t faded. As a result, every time I see a quirky Jelly Belly ‘themed’ item, be it a pillow, apron or car air freshener, I can’t resist it. I also introduce every person I can to the magic that is Jelly Belly, and as a result a friend knew I loved them enough to buy me this as a gift.

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 Jelly Belly lip balm. LIP BALM people. All you need to do is add Eddie Redmayne feeding me wine and I’m basically in heaven. As you may be aware, my lip balm collection is already in the double digits, but there’s always room for a novelty balm (or three).

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They range wildly in colour, from blue to red to pink, but they all come out pretty much the same on your lips- a reasonably tint free, glossy, gel textured finish. It’s rather gloopy looking in the pot, but fortunately it doesn’t come out sticky at all. It’s also not as soft as your regular lip balms, but having said that I did love the texture- like an extra firm jelly!

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Bubblegum is one of my least favourite flavours when it comes to the actual sweets, but the lipbalm form is lovely- very sweet, kind of like love hearts.

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The Blueberry is not as delish as the sweet form, and I was a little reluctant to slather a blue lipbalm on in case I looked like a corpse, but as I said this colour does not carry over once it is on, and the blueberry taste is nice and fruity.

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Very Cherry is one of my favourite when it comes to the sweets themselves, as it tastes EXACTLY like real cherries (seriously, look these bad boys up). In lipbalm form it didn’t disappoint, with a lovely, strong cherry flavour and the only one with a very slight tint, making cherry my favourite of the three.

I do love a gimmicky lip balm, and this one is a lot of fun; texture was very quirky, like a sweet little pot of jelly! Definitely one too try if you like a funky lipbalm, and if you love Jelly Belly’s too then why are you still reading this? Go buy!!!!!

Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara

2000 calories is the kind of label that would normally leave me running scared. I’m also a huge fan of gimmicks, however, and as such just the name was enough to sucker me into this mascara. I just love the idea that my lashes will end up massively fat and obese. Indulge yourselves, guys!!

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I love Max Factor Mascara in general, so it’s a bit of a shock that I’d never tried this one in particular. I hadn’t, though, and a recent repackage convinced me to take the plunge (shallow, easily pleased, swayed by packaging etc). I’m guessing the interior contents are the same, though, including the brush, which lives up to its name by being rather chunky.

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It’s your classic brush with bristles instead of the more common ‘rubber’ brush, but it’s a lot chunkier than most of the anaemic looking ones that seem to still be out there. The bristles are also really tightly packed and close together, giving the impression that they would really load up the lashes. Always good! Like I said, I was carried away on the notion that my lashes would end up looking morbidly obese, and whilst they weren’t amazingly fat they did look pretty darn volumised.

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I liked the fact that you could layer this mascara up, too- it was great for adding extra thickness to the outer lashes, and it didn’t clump like some can when you add more than one layer.

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It didn’t really have the level of ‘drama’ I would have expected from a mascara with such a promising name, but for a day mascara it’s definitely more volumising than most. It’s not made the top of my favourite lists, but I don’t regret buying it. A happy medium from me I’ll say, but it’s not a patch on Volume Million or False Lash Effect- love those guys!

MUA Pearl Eyeshadow Shade 9

I’m not sure if anyone has noticed this yet, but….I love purple. ADORE purple. And I’m not too subtle about it either. Something else I love is MUA, a cheap-as-chips brand that somehow always manages to deliver amazing quality products, and as such I was too weak to resist the combination of the two in the form of this stunningly striking purple eye shadow.

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This can only be classified as a complete and utter indulgence, as not only was I not on the lookout for an eye shadow, I already have lots of purple ones. But this one was just so gorgeous. Even from the shelf it looked like it was glowing! The overall shade is a deep purple, but there are tones of blue and pink that make it shimmer in an alarmingly lovely manner. I’ve almost managed to capture the effect, but it’s even prettier in real life.

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Despite this shadow being as beautiful as Tom Hardy on a surfboard carrying an armful of kittens, I was still prepared for the result to be less impressive in real life. Even the prettiest shadows rely on heavy pigmentation, and I couldn’t believe that at the bargain price of £1 MUA would be able to deliver on a shadow this dark. Not so my friend. They delivered- and how. Folks, you’ve heard of better in bottle- that horrifying situation when the product is better in the packaging than on application. The dream is to find products that match their ‘in-package’ appearance, but this may be a first on an epic scale- its better than it is in the package.

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Just….look at it! The glowiness! The warmth! The beauty! The way that the purple seems to leap into your eyes and nestle in! The way that the light blue shimmers catch the light in a beautiful array of sparkle! The way that the pink becomes less subtle and richer! The general fabulousness of it! It’s divine!

I really don’t think I’ve seen a shadow this pretty for a long, long time, so kudos (as ever) to MUA for delivering once again. I have hundreds of their eye shadows that I use every single day, so I don’t know why I ever doubted they would be anything less than brilliant. Shame on me! As always, MUA have proven themselves to be top dog. If you’re looking for a gorgeous, shimmery, multi-faceted purple shadow, then this is the one for you! Do you love it as much as I do? Does it make you feel like fairies are dancing across your eyelids? Let me know!

Rimmel Precious Stones Nail Polish: Diamond Dust

A little while back I reviewed the other varnish in the Rimmel Precious Stones line: Ruby Crush. I totally loved it, and as a result it was only a matter of time before I laid my hands on its sister polish, Diamond Dust.

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I was instantly smitten by the bottle- a dusky, gun-metal grey with tiny silver particles and large silver chunks that catch the light with rainbow sparkles.

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The thing I liked most about the original ruby polish was the high coverage level- it only took a few strokes to get a really thick, glitter heavy finish, and I’m happy to say this one was the same. On first application, I wasn’t sure it would be- the finish of this polish is very different from the ruby, which was very sparkly and high shine. This has an intriguing matte look, and as a result the first layer looked very pale and flimsy. I was convinced it would take forever to build up, but it didn’t- this is only 2 coats.

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Like I said it has a fascinating finish, a kind of muted shine that makes it look like damp sand. Lovely! It may not be for everyone, and the Ruby is undoubtedly more of a crowd pleaser, but I liked it.

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It would need a few more layers to be totally opaque; I’ve been told that layering it over black looks great, so I’ll try that next, but in the meantime I’m super happy with this one. I do think Rimmel missed a trick only releasing 2, though: a whole line of jewel inspired polishes would have been impossible to resist! Imagine a Pearl one! Or Amethyst! Emerald, Sapphire…… the results would have been gorgeous! But what can you do? In the meantime, I’ll happily add this one to my glitter collection and keep an eye out for any more of the same ‘matte glitter’ texture. It’s love! ♥

Magazine Freebies roundup: April 2013

Yep, it’s that time again: a run through of all the awesome free stuff you can get with magazines this month. They’ve been very generous!

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I’ll start with my least favourite, an extra firming body cream by Cowshed that came free with this month’s In Style.

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The cream itself was nice and thick, but the smell put me off- it was very strong and spicy, I imagine because of the herbs and oils that make it firming. Whatever it was, it was very overpowering and not at all pleasant. There’s no way of telling after only a few applications if the firming effect would actually work, but even if it did the smell wouldn’t make it worth it in my opinion. Not for me!

With Cosmopolitan this month was a rather exciting tube of Argan Oil hair cream by Phil Smith. (side note- has anyone actually heard of Phil Smith? I hadn’t! He sounds more like an accountant than a hairdresser imo!)

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Now this I was excited about. I’m on an eternal quest to find a miracle product for my hair, and anything with argan oil is a massive bonus at the moment. this is a blow dry cream, and whilst it didn’t turn me into Kate Middleton I am happy to report that it tidied up my hairdrying process somewhat, and made my hair very soft the next day. So a great freebie, but probably not amazing enough to repurchase. The hunt continues!

Finally we have Marie Claire, who really came up trumps with 2 freebies on the cover! Also, bonus; Keira Knightley was on the cover. Love her! The first freebie was a little bottle of Jergens body cream. (Apologies for the blurry picture, I took a good one but for some reason it didn’t come out!)

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I am having a recent love affair with the whole Jergens line, after they put them all on half price in superdrug last year and I went mental and stocked up, so I was delighted to see this. This particular cream is lovely- thick but light, and with a lovely, delicatle scent. Perfectly handbag sized= win!

The other freebie with Marie Claire was a bottle of Ciate nail polish, an absolute bargain considering how expensive they usually are. I’m not sure if there was a choice of shades, but there was only one when I looked- a slightly boring shimmery gold.

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I’ve mentioned before that I love dark, striking colours, so I’m afraid this wasn’t for me. its pretty in a mundane way, but I expect original, striking shades from big brands, not vaguely nice colours you can get anywhere, which is what I felt this was.

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It was nice enough in the light, but I have a lot of gold, and this one didn’t really catch my attention. It took 3 coats to build it up to this level too. I think maybe one coat over a dark shade would look nice, and I’m happy to have Ciate, but it was hard to get too excited.

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So there we have it- everything I could find for the month of April. Hopefully next month’s magazines are as generous!

Glossy Box: April 2013

It feels like only days ago I was reviewing last month’s Glossy Box (and it was….awkward….) and already I’ve got a shiny new one. Not only that, but- joy of joys- it’s a super pretty special edition box, designed by textile designer Pearl Lowe.

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Pretty and flowery much! And perfect for the theme of this month’s box, ‘Spring Fever.’ Not sure exactly why the products are meant to match this theme, as Glossy have instead focused on how Pearl came up with her design, but hey, who really cares? Does anyone actually?? Seriously??? It’s just a theme, it’s the contents that count!

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This month I was especially pleased to spot a few things, so I’m  gonna dive straight in, starting, as ever, with the most boring.

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SunSense Daily Face SPF

This cream caused me a lot of emotional turmoil, as when I read the leaflet I was elated. A tinted 50+ SPF face cream?! Be still my beating heart! But then I opened it, and realised that this cream has no real lid, just one of those twisty things, making it (so I thought) essential a one-use product. Sad face. I opened it grudgingly, figuring I needed to swatch it for review purposes (the things I do for you guys….) and quickly realised that flipping the lip back over did in fact make it re-closable- it’s a lid as precarious as a Kardashian wedding, but it’s a lid nonetheless, and it means I was a happy again. Yay! Anyway, I’ve wasted a lot of time ranting about the packaging, so onto the product itself.

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It’s pretty much just a tinted moisturiser. Very light, delicate, cream gel texture with the palest of tints to it. I’m not a big user of tinted moisturiser, since I prefer a bit of coverage, but this feels nice and sinks in well, so with the SPF I may just find myself using it come summer. If you like tinted moisturiser then you should be elated with this!

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NIP+FAB Coconut Latte Body Butter

Ahh, a lovely body cream. Fabulous. I’m a stickler for moisturising, and mini’s for my desk/handbag/gym bag are always welcome. I’m also a recent convert to NIP+FAB after picking up their lipbalms (review pending!) so I was happy to get this. According to the leaflet, I could have got this product in Pistachio or Mango, and I feel like I landed the best one. The DELICIOUSNESS! It’s a lovely, rich, chocolatey coconut smell, and my nostrils were just in heaven. It’s thick enough to feel effective, yet light enough to soak in straight away, and made my skin smooth and happy. Win!

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Model Co Cheek + Lip Tint

Big products in funky boxes always make me happy, but this one was hard to get excited about for 2 reasons- I don’t’ wear blusher/cheek tint much (pale and pink already!) and I own Bene Tint. Soooo…..basically set there. Still though, I was game to try it out, and I got stuck in.

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Despite this, though, I actually liked it. I like the gel texture, which makes it easy to apply, and the finished shade is more subtle than Bene Tint, and ever so slightly purple, which I appreciated. I will definitely use it, but the density just isn’t good enough- if it was as immediately dark as Bene Tint, I do think I would actually prefer this shade, but it wasn’t, so merely a ‘like’ not a ‘love.’ DSCN0937

Yves Rocher Perfume: So Elixir Purple

Normally the perfume sample is the one to take my much coveted (not) ‘boring’ spot, but I didn’t think that was fair this week for three reasons: it’s purple, it’s in a big enough bottle to not be a sample, and it smells loverlyyyy. On first application I was pretty meh- nice enough, but a classic bright, crispy floral, although I was immediately intrigued by a strong, slightly spicy smell that set it apart. When I had another sniff a few hours later, these ingredients had combined, and it had become lovely and musky, with a warm and floral dry down. Yummerzzzz.  It reminded me of a richer version of any of the Sarah Jessica Parker scents, a mature floral with an intriguing twist. And purple! Did I mention?? Purple!!!!!

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Essie Nail Polish in ‘Tart Deco’.

Alrightyyyyyy so here we have the final product, and the one that broke my heart better than a beautiful vampire ever could. I LOVE Essie, so I did a happy squeal when I saw that I had one-full size no less- in this month’s box. The joys! I opened my box with a massive smile, one that faded rapidly at the sight of a coral monstrosity.

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Not. My. Colour. Seriously. I know that Coral has a huge following, and that people go nuts over this kind of crazy, bright, pastel pink shade on a daily basis, but I am not one of them. I am NOT. Evidently Glossy handpicked 15 shades to choose from, so I’m ever so slightly disgruntled that this is the one that I got. How could they! Do they not know me at all, this huge company who randomly assigned me a box?!?!

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I wore the shade all day, and it never managed to become anything more than tolerable to me. my fingers looked like they were on a quest to murder my eyes. It’s just too much, very sickly and kind of…I dunno, just ‘off’ looking. I had a few girls go batty over it, so I know it’s just me, but really- I was gutted. Setting aside personal taste, though, it applied well, stayed well, and it’s Essie. Essie rule. I won’t be put off by a random colour winging towards me, they will always hold a place in my heart. But not this one. Sorry :-/

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So there we go- another great box from Glossy, and a happy April to me.

Speaking of boxes, I’m told there’s a new one about to break the market- a super exclusive, ultra fancy one called BoxDelux. I don’t know a huge amount about it yet, but what I do know sounds intriguing- it’s a mix of products, not just beauty but other high-end things, and whilst it costs a little more than the usual boxes the products are of a very high quality, and only a limited number are available each month, making it crazy exclusive! That’s about all I know right now- if you want to find out more, check out their website here.

In the meantime, how did you like your Glossy box? What shade of Essie did you get? Let me know! (I swear I won’t cry with envy!)

MUA Undress Your Skin: Shimmer Highlighter

Today I bring you a new product from one of my favourite ranges: MUA. They seem to be bringing out new stuff all the time at the moment, and this time they’ve released an entire mini range called ‘Undress your skin’. I picked up a couple of products from this range (naturally) and the one I’m looking at today is a shimmer highlighter compact.

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I wasn’t even too sure what this was when I first saw it, I just zeroed in on it with love in my eyes. It’s just so PRETTY! The shimmers! The swirls! The way it looks like a sea swept, sandy beach!

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Basically it’s just a baked press powder which is made to give your skin a ‘translucent, lightweight shimmer’- so just a finisher for your base. Sounds great to me, since I rarely use blusher, and always feel like I’m missing out on that final step. Plus- and I can’t mention this enough- look how pretty!

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It was so pretty I was gutted that I had to actually use it, but use it I did. It’s as light as appearances suggest, basically a very subtle shimmer which does exactly what it says on the tin- highlights.

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It’s the perfect subtle accent powder for those who want to liven their skin up a little, and since I’ve been trying to encourage the ‘glowing skin’ look recently, I was really happy with this. I just ran it along my cheekbones, and it really livened my skin up. It’s also perfectly timed for the sunny weather, as the tiny shimmer particles really catch the light. Another win from MUA, and a bargain at only £3! Pick it up from your local Superdrug and embrace the summer!

Models Own Trio: Southern Lights, Pink Fizz and Blizzard.

I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned a few times that I am addicted to mini’s. Why buy something full size when you can get it in a super cute miniature format for basically the same price, right?! that was my reasoning when I picked up this Model’s Own mini set- I had gone to Boots specifically to get the gorgeous purple iridescent glitter, Southern Lights, and when I saw it in a mini box I couldn’t resist.

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Mini Models Own! Oh the joy. Three little bottles instead of one big one seemed like such a great idea, since I don’t think I’ve ever actually used up a nail polish. I’ll start with the one I went in for, Southern Lights.

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It’s a super fine lilac glitter with iridescent shimmers. Glitter and purple- two of my favourite things combined! I was amazed by how quickly it built up, too; this was only 3 layers, fantastic for a glitter! (Side Note: Before I start posting hand pics I’d like to apologise for how ragged my nails look in this post. They’ve had a rough ride recently, so I’m gonna try and not post any polish pics until a few manicures have sorted out my ragged cuticles!)

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I don’t think I can express just how sparkly this stuff is- it’s like a magical rainbow on your fingertips. I think the fact that you can almost see the sparkles in the original picture goes some way to proving it, as normally you need to blur the camera slightly for the light to catch the shimmers right; here you can actually see them! Amazing! Regardless, I’ve thrown in the obligatory blurry picture anyway, just for the lols!

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So stunningly sparkly- I think you can actually pick out every colour of the rainbow there! one of the nicest glitters I’ve ever had for sure, and if you add the fact that it’s purple then really, how could I not love it??

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There’s another shade, exactly the same glitter but pink instead of purple called ‘Northern Lights’ which I think has been more popular, but for me this one was a massive win. J’adore!

Speaking of Pink, next on my hit list is another glitter (unsurprising spoiler; they’re all glitter) called ‘Pink Fizz.’

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The particles were just as small, so the coverage was equally brilliant- this is again 3 coats, and built up enough for a complete cover of colour.

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It’s a very light, delicate pink, almost champagney, and though it’s not iridescent it’s very pretty. I’m not a fan of pink, so I don’t know if I’ll get a lot of wear out of it, but it’s a nice glitter for slightly jazzing up a posh event- not too bright and crazy to be garish, despite being sparkly!

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Very pretty and delicate, but maybe too much so for me- I’m more of a fan of very crazy colours, and this is a bit subtle. Fortunately my final shade turned the crazy dial up a little- a silver glitter called ‘Blizzard.

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At first glance this looks like a classic silver glitter, a bit something-of-nothing, but it turned out to be a lot better than that. it’s a mixed bag of misshapen chunks and specs of eye catching rainbow glitter- this is 2 coats over a bare nail.

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Nice enough, but when I painted it over a coat of black (Essie, Liquorice) it really livened up! 2 coats once again…

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All of a sudden it was FABULOUS. I ADORED it. seriously. I kept twisting my hand this way and that, watching it catch the light and loving the edgy misshapen-ness of it all. awesome. Obviously it doesn’t have the immense coverage of the previous fine glitters, but in this case that didn’t matter- over the black it looked like a winter snow storm, or –wait for it- a ‘Blizzard. Oh Models Own, I see what you did there, you rascals!

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Normally I like my glitter full coverage, so I was amazed by how much I liked this spacious glitter, but I really did. So I loved this one, and the gorgeous Southern Lights, and was happy enough with Pink Fizz. 2 loves out of 3 isn’t bad, and at £8 for the box instead of £5 for one polish I was happy as larry. Do you love Models Own? Is Northern Lights your preference? Let me know!

Lancôme Hypnose Star Mascara

Today’s review started out as a much different beast, as when I first tried this mascara I hated it. Seriously. I had always been meaning to get it, but the hefty price tag put me off, and it wasn’t until I saw it in this rather cute gift set around Christmas that I decided to take the plunge.

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For the same price it came with a bottle of eye-makeup remover and an eyeliner, so I figured what the hell, and lugged it home with more excitement than I’ve felt in a long time. I’d heard good things, and the mascara just looked adorable- a curvy bottle with glitter on the bottom.

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The brush is very distinctive, and (spoilers!) the reason that I ended up originally hating it. You can’t see it too well in this picture I’m afraid, but instead of being the traditional round brush it’s a triangle shape that’s flat on 2 sides, like someone has stood on it. According to Lancôme, you use the flat side of the brush to ‘press onto the roots of the upper lashes, to release some product and define the eyes’ and you then turn the brush around to use the side with longer bristles to finish off in the traditional way.  Huh.

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‘Maybe that’s part of the charm’, I thought, happily layering on my mascara in an attempt to emulate this bizarre description. I was NOT impressed. The first attempt made me look like a child who had gone bezerk in her mums makeup draw. The second made me look like a cross dressing panda. I tried a few more goes, and each time the stupid flat brush clogged up my lashes and made them look ridiculous- one attempt stuck them together so much I literally looked like I had five hugely fat eyelashes. Horrifying. I eventually managed a half decent look, and to me it still looked insane- waaaaay spidery, the biggest mascara crime in my book, and with little clumps on the ends.

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Eugh. Not a fan. I sulkily flung it to the back of my mascara drawer and got on with my life, only to dig it out the other day. Since it had cost me £22, I decided to have another bash, only this time I completely ignored the flat side, choosing to use just the ‘normal’ side instead. WHAT  a difference. This was my first go, and only one coat- defined, separated and not a clump or spider in sight.

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I was so convinced it was a fluke I actually took it off and put it back on. But my eyes did not deceive me- this mascara had turned from a fail to a win faster than Anne Hathaway after Les Miserables. I merrily went about my day, and at one point in the bathroom caught sight of my lashes and was so pleased I had to snap off another shot. The volume! (Sorry it’s a tad blurry!)

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The improvement in comparison to my early attempts was so vast it even had me wondering if leaving the mascara to sit for a while was what made it change, but really I think it’s just a change in technique. Bewarreeeee the flat side of the brush!!!

Quick mention of the other items in the gift set, just because. The first was an eyeliner, ‘Le Crayon Kohl’ in Noir.

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Nothing much to say about this- it’s an eyeliner. Its fine, but shockingly not as good as some of my other favourites (Rimmel….). I was expecting great things, but really it just draws black lines with reasonable staying power. Which I guess is all you need from an eyeliner, but in my opinion it does it no better than something a tenth of the price.

The second item was a small bottle of Bi Facil eyemakeup remover.

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What intrigued me about this was the claim ‘non oily’ when the mixture is clearly separated. How could that be possible? But it was! You shake it to mix it up, apply it to cotton and remove makeup in the usual way, and it just feels like ever so slightly greasy water. Doesn’t leave a residue and took all my makeup off nice and fast- again, all you need from a remover!

So that was the incidentals, but really the star here was the mascara. When I first bought this I had no inkling I would end up writing such a positive review, but there we have it- I love this mascara. It’s quickly made its way to the top of my daily usage pile- as long as I don’t use that awful flat bit! Seriously Lancôme, what were you thinking? I might one day attempt to master that again, but in the meantime I’m just glad to have figured out a way to turn this from an expensive mistake to a favourite. Definitely worth the investment! Do you agree? Have you mastered the crazy brush where I failed? Let me know!